Just Kristin

My guess is yes, but I can hope. Apple, if you are out there and listening:

Today iPhone OS4 was announced. It looks fan­tas­tic, except for the bit about 3G phones only get­ting some of the fea­tures, mul­ti­task­ing not being one of them.

iPhone OS 4 will work with iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, and the sec­ond– and third-generation iPod touch this sum­mer, and with iPad in the fall. Not all fea­tures are com­pat­i­ble with all devices. For exam­ple, mul­ti­task­ing is avail­able only with iPhone 3GS and the third-generation iPod touch (32GB and 64GB mod­els from late 2009).

Is there, then, dear Unka Steve, an early renewal/upgrade deal set up for those of us whose con­tracts with AT&T would only have an upgrade avail­able in, say, Octo­ber? I will get another iPhone. I will. But, jee­bus, do I have to be hob­bled until my reg­u­lar renewal date? (Of course, my inner demon reminds me, an early renewal would mean pos­si­bly miss­ing the new iPhone hard­ware — if there is some — for 2 years…)

Good lord, things get ugly when geeks get denied. :)